Weather Report

A monster winter storm bearing hurricane force winds--the same system that buried St. Louis beneath as much as 12 inches of snow just a week ago--pounded the United Kingdom Monday with coastal gusts as high as 82 m.p.h. The resulting storm surge submerged coastal roads, interrupting travel across the island nation. At least 12,000 were without power late Monday. And UK weather troubles aren't over. A second storm of U.S. origin--this one behind this past weekend's record 20-inch snows in Ohio--roars off the Atlantic late Tuesday into Wednesday. The UK Met Office warns 60 to 70 m.p.h. winds and renewed storm surge flooding are likely. All this as Chicago's snow season moves into its final phase in coming weeks.

SOURCES: NOAA-NCEP, NWS-Chicago, Frank Wachowski

WGN-TV/Tom Valle, Mike DiGiannantonio

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